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Wednesday October 5
Time | Activity | |
Afternoon | Pre-conference workshops (by invitation only) | Azelea Room |
18:30 | Reception Welcome Remarks:
Dinner (included) | Champagne Room |
Thursday October 6
Time | Activity | |
8:00 – 9:00 | Registration | |
9:00 – 9:40 | Opening Ceremony:
| Champagne Room |
9:40 – 10:00 | Keynote Speech: “SDGs and Sustainable Tourism” by Dr. Dirk Glaesser, Director, Sustainable Development of Tourism, UNWTO (presentation) | Champagne Room |
10:00 – 10:30 | Mr. Randy Durband, GSTC CEO (presentation) | Champagne Room |
10:30 – 10:45 | Refreshment Break and Networking | |
10:45 – 11:20 | Keynote Speech: “Mainstreaming Sustainable Tourism” by Dr. Xavier Font, Professor, University of Surrey, UK (presentation) | Champagne Room |
11:20 – 12:30 | Marketing Sustainable Tourism – Part 1, Mainstream Travel Keynote: Dr. Jane Ashton, Director of Sustainability, TUI Group (presentation) Moderator: Dr. Xavier Font, Professor, University of Surrey, UK Panelists:
| Champagne Room |
12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch (included) and Networking | |
13:30 – 14:45 Track A | Track A: Marketing Sustainable Tourism – Part 2, Niche Travel Moderator: Dr. Xavier Font, Professor, University of Surrey, UK Panelists:
| Champagne Room |
13:30 – 14:45 Track B | Track B: Tourism Certification A to Z Moderator: Cathy Parsons, Chair, Accreditation Panel, GSTC Panelists:
| Azalea Room |
14:45 – 15:00 | Refreshment Break and Networking | |
15:00 – 16:15 | The Intersection of Leisure, MICE, and Local Needs – Trends in Sustainable City Tourism Development Keynote and Moderator: Roger Simons, Regional Sustainability Director, MCI (presentation) Presenters:
| Champagne Room |
16:15 – 17:25 Track A | Track A: Sustainable City Tourism: Meeting the Needs of the Modern Traveler – City Planning for Success Moderator: Dr. Daekwan Kim, Professor, College of Hotel and Tourism Management, Kyunghee University Panelists:
| Champagne Room |
16:15 – 17:25 Track B | Track B: Meetings & Conventions: Designing & Delivering Sustainable MICE Destinations Moderator: Mr. Roger Simons, Regional Sustainability Director, MCI Panelists:
| Azalea Room |
17:30 – 18:30 | Networking Activity organized by KTO | |
18:30 | Dinner (not included) |
Friday October 7
Time | Activity | |
9:00 – 10:05 Track A | Track A: Facility Management: Managing & Operating Sustainable MICE venues Moderator: Mr. Darren Morrish, General Manager, InterContinental Seoul Panelists:
| Champagne Room |
9:00 – 10:05 Track B | Track B: Sustainable city tourism: Service Management – human resources, information provision, cityscape Moderator: Dr. Seulki Lee, Professor, College of Hospitality and Tourism, Sejong University Panelists:
| Azalea Room |
10:15 – 10:45 | Refreshment Break and Networking | |
10:45 – 12:15 Track A | Track A: Government Policy for Sustainable Tourism Moderator: Dr. Yeonghyeon Hwang, Chair, Asia Pacific Tourism Association Panelists:
| Champagne Room |
10:45 – 12:15 Track B | Track B: Ecotourism and Community-Based Tourism Development Keynote and moderator: Dr. Mihee Kang, Research Professor, Seoul National University Panelists:
| Azalea Room |
12:15 – 13:30 | Lunch (included) | |
13:30 – 14:45 | Cultural Heritage Tourism Moderator: Prof. Woohee Byeon, President, The Tourism Sciences Society of Korea Panelists:
| Champagne Room |
14:45 – 15:00 | Closing Remarks and Announcements | Champagne Room |
15:30 | Buses depart for Hwaseong Fortress World Heritage Site and Suwon Cultural Festival | Novotel Enterance |
18:30 | Closing Ceremony and Dinner
| Champagne Room |
Saturday October 8
Complementry free-of-charge field-trips (full details).
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